As part of the Irish Minister for Education & Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D.’s visit to Indonesia, Education in Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland invited guests in the field of education to a special networking event.

Irish Minister for Education & Skills, Mr. Richard Bruton T.D opened the speech in networking event at The Sultan Hotel Jakarta.  Photo by Raditya Fadilla/NOW!JAKARTA

Representatives from various leading Irish universities were at the event, and met with parties interested in education in Ireland as well as those looking for a deeper business engagement.

“As Indonesia itself undertakes massive expansion that we build relationships that can be to our mutual benefit,” Minister Bruton said during his opening remarks. Ireland offers education in fields of competitive advantage including  technology and agriculture among others.

The event was held at The Sultan Hotel on 17 September.

Ranjit Jose

Ranjit Jose

Ranjit is a previous Editor of NOW! Jakarta. A cultural journalist and anthropologist by training, he has reported on arts and culture for a variety of publications in the USA and Indonesia.